Dr. Oliver Massmann | Partner & General Director of Duane Morris Vietnam LLC
Dr. Oliver Massmann is the longest-serving Board Member of the German Business Association in Vietnam. He is a public figure on Wikipedia, an International Attorney at Law, and a Financial Accountant and Auditor with a PhD in International Business Law. Dr. Massmann arrived in Vietnam in July 1991 and is currently the Partner and General Director of Duane Morris Vietnam LLC.
Fluent in Vietnamese, Dr. Massmann has taught European law in courses and seminars held by the Ministry of Justice in Vietnamese and is recognized as an Adjunct Professor at Hanoi University of Foreign Trade. Additionally, he has been involved in establishing a legal framework for the first laws on renewable energies in Vietnam and advises various companies and the Vietnamese Government on related projects. In June 2016, the National Assembly of Vietnam invited Dr. Massmann to present on the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in Vietnamese.
In January 2021, the European Commission in Brussels appointed Dr. Massmann as Lead Advisor for the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) until 2023. The EVFTA is one of the most important Free Trade Agreements for Vietnam.
Dr. Massmann graduated from Bochum Law University in 1994 (first state exam) and the Ministry of Justice, Düsseldorf, Germany (second state exam) in 1997, earning the German Judge Degree. He holds an LLM degree in international taxation from St. Thomas University, Florida, in the U.S. He is certified as an International Financial Accountant and Auditor by the College of Birmingham. He is admitted to the Bar Association in Berlin and is a licensed foreign lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in Vietnam.